Hermit crab, e.g. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DECAPOD Hermit crab, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal May 5, 2023
95% LETTER E or G, e.g. (6) USA Today Jan 6, 2026
91% SEASHELL Eels lash around hermit crab's shelter (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
87% RECLUSE Hermit (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 31, 2026
84% HERMIT __ crab (6) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
76% CLAW Crab's grabber (4) New York Times Mini Jan 19, 2026
76% PINCER Part of a crab (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 16, 2026
76% MUSICNOTES E, G, B, D and F, e.g. (10) USA Today Dec 5, 2025
73% GAY The "G" of LGBTQ+ (3) New York Times Feb 2, 2026
73% GOD The "G" in TGIF (3)

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